Although the majority of commuting trips in the borough are by private automobile, Lodi is somewhat unusual for a borough of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the bus helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Lodi area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.
In terms of college education, Lodi is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.12% of adults 25 and older in the borough have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Lodi in 2022 was $40,888, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $163,552 for a family of four. However, Lodi contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Lodi is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Lodi home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lodi residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Lodi also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 39.62% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lodi include Italian, Irish, Polish, Portuguese, and Albanian.
In addition, Lodi has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (41.08%).
The most common language spoken in Lodi is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
